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In Victoria Falls at the moment, for the second time in my life. Came yesterday to check my email and I swear, there wasn't a phone line connecting me to the internet, but behind the wall, a wooden turnstile being pulled by old, sick donkeys who keep the connection going. It was that slow. I read four emails in an hour.
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October 4 - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Lasulo2006-01-06 17:44:39
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In Victoria Falls at the moment, for the second time in my life. Came yesterday to check my email and I swear, there wasn't a phone line connecting me to the internet, but behind the wall, a wooden turnstile being pulled by old, sick donkeys who keep the connection going. It was that slow. I read four emails in an hour.
Haven't been to see the falls yet as we arrived yesterday late in the afternoon and went out for a last tour group dinner farewell party which was a blast. The tour and the whole overland experience totally exceeded my expectations and was fabulous! 5,620 km in 20 days meant many hours on the truck, but it was worth it to see all that we did.
We have shared many fabulous moments: camping under the stars in the mountains, gorgeous sunrises, hiking in surreal desert landscapes, watching thirsty animals compete for space at a waterhole in Namibia, swimming with crocodiles, and standing on the banks of the Okavengo River watching the sun go down in a blaze of orange glory.
Highlight of the tour: Etosha National Park in northern Namibia. Etosha is special because all the campgrounds are built next to water holes. The waterhole is amazing and is lighted all night for awestruck, intrepid people who can watch a wide variety of African animals creep up to the hole for a daily dose of H2O. It's the dry season now in northern Namibia so the waterholes are few and far between guaranteeing good game watching. A group of us decided to stay up the night in order to catch possible sightings of lion and leopard. The tour guides warned us that we could sleep outside at the waterhole but someone had to stay awake as last month people fell asleep and were eaten by the lions. Apparently, they said, if there is movement, then we are safe. Hmmm... the color of courage would be brown, I think, if the lions jumped over that wall even if we were awake and moving about. The wall provided a surreal
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Zimbabwe Gallery
